Hypernatremia during lithium and ticarcillin therapy.
A patient being treated for leukemia received lithium carbonate and ticarcillin for sepsis, and polyuria and severe hypernatremia developed. Although useful in neutropenic patients, the simultaneous use of these drugs may result in life-threatening hypernatremia.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D010406:Penicillins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013982:Ticarcillin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D010406:Penicillins; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium; D013982:Ticarcillin